Bob Dole
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- July 22, 1923
- Died
- December 5, 2021
- Age at death
- 98
- Home state
- Kansas
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1960–1996
9-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dole81.5M
Opponents98.3M
Total Electoral Votes
Dole399
Opponents676
11
Elections run
As a running mate, Dole is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1960 and 1996, Bob Dole ran in 11 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 9 and losing 2. Dole's biggest single-election total was 39,197,469 votes, in the 1996 U.S. presidential election. Dole's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 1, decided by 5,126 votes.
Browse every U.S. presidential election, every U.S. Senate election in Kansas, or every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 1.
How many votes has Bob Dole received?
Bob Dole has received 81,498,364 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–2, plus 399 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Presidentwith Jack Kemp | Lost | 39,197,469 (40.7%)159 EV | Bill Clinton Ross Perot |
| 1992 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 706,24662.7% | Gloria O'Dell Christina Campbell-Cline Mark B. Kirk |
| 1986 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 576,90270.05% | Guy MacDonald |
| 1980 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 598,68663.76% | John Simpson |
| 1976 | Vice Presidentwith Gerald Ford | Lost | 39,148,634 (48%)240 EV | Jimmy Carter |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 403,98350.85% | William R. Roy |
| 1968 | U.S. SenateKansas | Won | 490,91160.08% | William I. Robinson Joseph F. Hyskell |
| 1966 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 97,48768.63% | Mrs Joseph Henkle |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 113,21251.16% | Bill Bork |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 102,49955.83% | J Floyd Breeding |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 62,33559.25% | John Davis |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000401) and Wikidata (Q319079). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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